Hi folks The last time I was here...I was a grumpy old git and apologise for that.... I have had terrible problems getting Xampp working on Windows 64bit.

Example:I could install 1.7.7 and when I started the services via control panel the admin links were active and I could set my root password no problem. After rebooting the computer - the admin links were not active and connection to phpmyadmin gave me an error and I was locked out. I tried setting the config file but no dice...

I have tried everything in the last few days and each time was the same -the root password was set and then I restarted the services...no problem ...password worked, but after rebooting computer nada...

My firewalll was setup to allow access...

I have just seen the new panel and gave it a try...I followed the same procedure as before to set my root password, restart services, and reboot computer....now it is working and the admin links are active on the new control panel.I have no problem getting acces to MySql so everything is as it should be again......

I don't know the ins and outs of what you have updated on the new control panel....but my hat goes off to you guys for a brilliant job well done.

a proposal:I am refering to when the control panel is open and the icon appears in the system tray, that the icon also offers a quick way to stop/start any of the modules.And then, when closing the control panel, the icon shall remain visible, as long as one of the modules is still running.

I can look into adding additional control to the tray icon. The control panel already has a mechanism to remain running while hidden. If you 'X' out of the window as opposed to clicking the 'Quit' button, it will minimize itself to the tray instead of fully closing.

Apologies if this is in the wrong topic, but I am gettting 'Apache Service Detected With Wrong Path', then 'Uninstall the service manually first!' from CP Version 3.0.11 on Win Vista, though service then installs. Path to executable is 'C:\xampp\apache\bin\httpd.exe' is this a real problem or an incorrect error message?

Could you do the following to provide more context:1. Click the "Conifg" button in the upper right corner of the control panel2. Check the "Show Debug Details" box3. Click Save4. Exit and Reopen the control5. Try to start MySQL6. Post the entire Control Panel log here between Code tags

It is generally discouraged to install XAMPP in a directory with spaces. Due to this, I never initially accounted for those situations, however, it is fixed as of 3.0.12. You can steal the new CP from XAMPP 1.8.0 and use it in 1.7.7.

Is it possible to get the control panel to always use the (v1.8.1) portable Apache/MySQL even though I have Apache/MySQL services installed? The entries for EnableServices in the xampp-control.ini are 0 and not checked in the GUI.

(The control panel does not properly request privilege elevation and crashes with an access violation when it tries to start the services unless I ran it as administrator. But I don't want it to try to start the services; I want it to be a control panel for the portable XAMPP.)

Ahah! I think I figured it out. I deleted the Apache and MySQL serviceNames:

Now it's starting the local apps. Hope this helps someone else. (Shouldn't the setup script have done this? Edit: Perhaps it would have done if there weren't a space in my path? I will try on another folder.)